Live Manger Scene At 1st Baptist Church
1st Baptist Church hosts a live manger scene on the church lawn facing 15th Street with about 25 students from its high school and junior high. Ron Long leads the production with two nightly shifts 6:30 to 7:15 and 7:30 to 8:15. High school group performs Monday, junior high Tuesday, with animals including a donkey, sheep, cows, and calves.
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1St Baptist Church
15Th Street
Ron Long
Long
Mary
Bethlehem
First Christian Plans Christmas Program Sunday
The First Christian Church will present a Christmas program at 1 18 p.m. Sunday December 18 following a noon Christmas fellowship dinner. Rev. David Keller, pastor, announced plans. The program features congregational singing choral reading junior church choir scripture readings and memory verses with children and youths taking part.
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First Christian Church
David Keller
Liss
First Baptist Christmas Musical Sunday At First Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church congregational choir presents a Christmas cantata titled King of Love by Rodger Strader with over 30 voices and spot solos by John Scott Sue Lacy Jean Hughes Mary Bearden Rosemary Foster and Harriett Schaub. Earl Hartman narrates using Luke text. Darrell Nash handles background music. Channel 5 will televise, but in person worship is encouraged.
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First Baptist Church
Rodger Strader
King of Love
John Scott
Sue Lacy
Jean Hughes
Mary Bearden
Rosemary Foster
Harriett Schaub
Earl Hartman
Darrell Nash
Dee
Tessie Burba
Lyman Daniel
Kay Feemster
Kathy Fields
Larry
Myra Hays
Rubye
Raymond Hodges
Truett Holland
Lonetta Ingram
Charlotte Myrick
Vaneita Null
Barbara Reed
Katherine Reeves
Debbie
Rebecca Long
Deanna van Pelt
Tommie Watts
Vella Mae Yeilding
Janice Hughes
Tonnette Needham
Richard
Jane Sims
Anne Langford
Stanley
Pauline Estes
Ronald Long
Football Comes Saturday Semi Pro Team to Meet Wellington
A Wellington named team and Amarillo semi pro squad meet at Powell Field Saturday at 7 30 p m under professional league rules. Eddy Blacksher says the Wellington group seeks semi pro status and hopes to gauge interest for a regional league with Clarendon Childress Memphis and more if attendance is strong. About 18 players are practicing with several more ready to try out this week as coaches James Williams Benny Williams may assist. Wellington will wear white jerseys with red numbers.
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Wellington
Powell Field
Amarillo
Eddy Blacksher
Expen
Blacksher
WHS
James Williams
Benny Williams
Panhandle
Clarendon
Childress
Memphis
Mystery Santas Identified in Wellington Guessing
For the week of December 5 to 9, Donnell Davis correctly named Nell Wilbur as the Mystery Santa and won $50 in script on Friday. The notice highlights several accurate guesses by Wellington residents.
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Wellington
Donnell Davis
Nell Wilbur
Santa visits Wellington with decorations contest and open merchants
Santa Claus will visit Wellington Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the courthouse square for a music program by First Baptist Church children. Christmas decorating contest judging occurs Monday, Dec. 19 and Thursday, Dec. 22, with a home decorating prize being awarded. Fifteen downtown merchants will stay open 7 to 9 p.m. that night with a separate draw for shoppers. Call the Chamber of Commerce at 447-5848 to enter decorating judging.
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Guy Owens
Wellington
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Santa Claus
First Baptist Church
Courthouse
Hudson
Tommy Hudson
Blessing Fund Sees Fifteen Help Requests This Season
The Christmas Blessing Fund has received 15 applications for assistance this season as the review committee evaluates them. Donations totaling 1390.91 dollars are in, with canned food also welcome at the Community Action Center located at 7th and East Avenue. For lists of families in need call 447-2840. applications are available in local church offices and the County See BLESSING, page 2.
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Community Action Center
7Th and
East Avenue
Christmas Cantata Held by First United Methodist Choir
The Sanctuary Choir of First United Methodist Church presents its annual Christmas cantata on Sunday at 6 p.m. with a 5:30 p.m. prelude led by organist Mrs. Dan Howard Jr. and pianist Julie Caldwell. Conducted by Jamie Johnson, the performance adapts Tom Fettke’s Love Joy Peace with traditional carols, scripture readings, and featured soloists including Joe Tipton and Mrs. Art Kane. The antiphonal choir, additional soloists, and the choir will perform sections Love, A Christmas Folk Song, Joy, Peace, and Alleluia ending with Silent Night and Joy to the World.
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First United Methodist Church
Dan Howard, Jr
Julie Caldwell
Jamie Johnson
Lynn Emmert
Robert Owens
Delanea Killian
Scott Covey
Katie Johnson
David Rudy
Shelly Thomas
Beki Howard
Tom Fettke
Joe Tipton
Art Kane
Jackie Barnett
Carol Wells
Richard Nall
Tommy Lewis
Tipton
Lewis
John McConnel
Lynn Emmett
Dickie Johnson
Orville Vaughan
Nall
Wells
Barnett
Fred Covey
Robert Lewis
Wayne Cummings
Juliana Baumgardner
Phyllis Sullivan
B.M. Sims
Johnny Holton
Lennie Morgan
O.V. Johnson
Barney Glenn
James Sullivan
Jerry Nix
Gorman Owens
Lesa White Chosen Greenbelt District Sweetheart
Lesa White, 16, Wellington High sophomore, selected Greenbelt District Future Farmers of America Sweetheart at a Dec 5 Clarendon College banquet. She tops 10 FFA chapter Sweethearts from Wellington, Childress, Paducah, Memphis, Valley, Hedley, Clarendon, Lakeview, Summerwood and Guthrie. escorted by Barry Long.
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Lesa White
Wellington High School
Future Farmers of America
Clarendon College
Lesa
P.J. White
FFA
Wellington
Childress
Paducah
Memphis
Valley
Hedley
Clarendon
Lakeview
Summerwood
Guthrie
Barry Long
Collingsworth
4-H
Panhandle
WHS
Church of Christ
Chad Holland
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1St Baptist
First Christian
Rst Baptist
Sun
Channel 5
Jesus Christ
Elaina Barton
Cliff Pennon
Ronny Pennon
James
Junebug) Thomas
Billy Blacksher
John Ham
Mark Jett
Will Jett
Frankie Myers
Kenneth Warren
Rand Johnson
Teenie Powell
Brad Uddermark
Tommy Coleman
Tim Trimble
Albert Armstrong
David Carson
Bill Hall
Don Reeves
Santa
Blessing Fund
Methodist Choir
Sheperds
Savior
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